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Jessie Mihalik
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Author of SF/F romance featuring dangerous women & smitten men. Preorder SILVER & BLOOD, out Jan 2026! Game geek. Introvert. She/her. Agent: Sarah Younger.
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Happy turkey day!! I hope that if you celebrated, you’re in a delicious post-turkey coma. We had a lovely day with friends and more food than we needed, as is tradition.

This was our first year spatchcocking the turkey, and it was a big win.
A wooden dining table set with a thanksgiving meal, including turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, ambrosia salad, fruit salad, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, roasted squash, and sweet potato casserole. A crispy-skinned, golden-brown turkey on a wire rack.
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

This week’s prompt is MEMBER! 👀😏

You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). November 28, 2025’s prompt is: MEMBER. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Pie! Fresh out of the oven vs cooled somewhat.
A homemade pecan pie in a red pie dish with the middle still puffed up from the oven. A homemade pecan pie in a red pie dish with the middle slumped back to flat(ish) because it’s cooler.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Symphony night! Ba ba ba BUM!
The program book for the Austin Symphony Orchestra with the program being Beethoven’s 5th. The stage is in the distant background.
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from HUNT THE STARS!

The prompt is “smash.”

A bounty hunter captain takes a risky job from a dangerous, telepathic former enemy, but she never expected him to be so honorable—or so attractive… at least when she’s not contemplating punching him. 😂

#Romancelandia
Lexi was giving Torran a chance to explain himself, and a reason for me to stay long enough to listen to it. I wondered if he knew that she’d provided him with an opening, and if he’d use it or throw it away. Eli, on the other hand, had just wanted to smash in Torran’s face, and right now, I was firmly on Team Eli. I stopped avoiding Torran’s gaze and traced my eyes over his features. Sure enough, a bruise had started to darken his jaw. “You let him hit you.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work.

This week’s prompt is SMASH! 👀😏

You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). November 21, 2025’s prompt is: SMASH. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from THE SORCERER NEXT DOOR, a romantic fantasy novelette about a potions witch and her mysterious new neighbor, which you can read for free on my site! The prompt is “favor.”

Read now:
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#Romancelandia #BookSky
The library was nice, but it’d be a lot nicer if I was spread out on the chaise with Allard’s head between my thighs. Fortune favored the bold, right? I set my glass down with a decisive click. Allard glanced at me, and whatever he saw on my face caused a slow smile to curl over his lips, but he just watched as I crossed the room. “I’m going to be on that chaise”—I hitched a thumb over my shoulder—“in this dress,”—I waved at myself—“which I happen to be bare beneath. If any of that interests you, you’re welcome to join me. If not, no hard feelings.” His hand caught my hip before I could retreat and die of embarrassment. He drew me closer, and my stomach fluttered. “That interests me very much,” he murmured against my ear.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

This week’s prompt is FAVOR!

You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). November 14, 2025’s prompt is: FAVOR. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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My postcards of the SILVER & BLOOD cover art were finished yesterday and they look so good!! If you’re in Austin and need printing, Global Printing Solutions did great work—and fast!

Want one? Preorder S&B from BookPeople, while supplies last!

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An ARC copy of Silver & Blood next to a 5x7 postcard of the cover art without the text on a wooden tile background.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I went to a real live print shop and talked to a real live human and my postcard prints for the SILVER & BLOOD preorder bonus are ordered! 🎉

If you’d like one, preorder S&B from @bookpeople.com!

Put your personalization request in the order comments!

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A postcard art print of the Silver & Blood cover without the title text next to the book. Exclusive print and personalized copy from BookPeople.
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from my secret WIP! These two are going to be so fun, y’all! 👀

#Romancelandia #BookSky
The deadly assassin next to me stumbled over nothing. Granted, it was a tiny, almost unnoticeable hitch in his otherwise smooth gait, but it was enough to cause my grin to break free. I blinked at him innocently. “Don’t you agree?” He turned and crowded me back against the wall, his amber gaze hot. “You’re flirting with danger.” “I’m flirting with you.” When he didn’t respond, I sighed. “If you’d rather I didn’t, I will stop.” “No.” The word was nothing more than a low growl of sound, and it rumbled deliciously between us. My smile shaded toward wicked. “Are you giving me permission to flirt with you, Shadow?”
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

This week’s prompt is TURN!

You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). November 24, 2025’s prompt is: TURN. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Look at this ridiculousness! 😍
A full, orange moon in a pale gray sky rising over a driving range net. The moon looking like a spotlight as it rises over a hill on a golf course.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Don’t forget, I’m giving away three early copies of SILVER & BLOOD over on my blog!

Read the post for instructions and get your comment in before November 10 at noon Central. :)

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SILVER & BLOOD ARC Giveaway! Enter to win one of three ARCs and read it before January 27! [A stack of three copies of SILVER & BLOOD on an orange background.] STEP INTO THE WOODS 01.27.26 www.jessiemihalik.com/blog
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Because it’s Halloween, I’m also giving you a treat. :)

#FridayFling #Romancelandia #BookSky
Lulled by the comfort he offered, the truth slipped out. "I'm worried that if I let you, you'll break my heart." I tensed. He froze. His breath caught, interrupting the even rise and fall of his chest. Finally, he said, very quietly, "Anyone lucky enough to be entrusted with your heart would be a fool to treat it carelessly." "Are you a fool?" I ventured. "I was, once. I try not to be anymore."
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Today’s #FridayFling prompt is a halloween special: TRICK or TREAT!

This is from AURORA BLAZING:

A badass space princess will find her missing brother, with or without the head of House security's help.

…Preferably without.

#Romancelania #BookSky
While I'd never quite mastered Mother's trick of looking down on everyone regardless of height, I also refused to let him believe that he could look down on me, so I met his gaze head-on. If eyes were the windows to the soul, then, by all appearances, his was a lonely, desolate place. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that lan Bishop was more than met the eye. "Director Bishop, to what do I owe the pleasure?" I asked, all false innocence. A muscle flexed in his jaw and I could practically see him counting to ten in his head. "You ignored a direct order and put yourself in danger," he said at last. "No, I ignored a direct suggestion and arrived home unscathed." I smiled sweetly. "Was there anything else?"
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

This week’s special Halloween prompt is dealer’s choice: TRICK or TREAT! 👻

If it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). October 31, 2025’s prompt is: TRICK / TREAT. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Bread! Definitely rose a little too long, but I’m betting it’s delicious anyway. :)

Now for the hardest part—the waiting for it to cool while it smells AMAZING in here.
A golden brown loaf of sourdough cooling on a wire rack.
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I got my early voting sticker, did you?? Polls are open until 6 today! And it wasn’t busy at all.
My hand with an “I voted early!” sticker on my index finger with a concrete sidewalk in the background.
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Back to back symphony weekends. This one is a little more cultural than Star Wars. 😂
The playbill for the Austin Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series featuring Emanuel Ax performing Beethoven.
October 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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With the shutdown dragging on and SNAP benefits in doubt, now is a good time to donate to your local food bank if you are able. I donated to the Central Texas Food Bank!
A screenshot of my “thank you for donating” page from the Central Texas Food Bank.
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Happy Friday! For the inaugural #FridayFling, here’s a little peek at Riela and Garrick! 👀 The prompt is CRASH.

We’re just three months out from release, so now would be a great time to get your preorders in! <3

Retail links and more info to follow!

#Romancelandia #BookSky

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An excerpt of SILVER & BLOOD, available for preorder now and publishing January 27, 2026: I crashed into him, and we went down in a tangle of limbs. My elbow and knee hit the ground with painful force, but the rest of me was cushioned against his firm body. His magic rose, cold and deadly, and I closed my eyes and waited for it to tear into me. After a moment of fraught silence and a distinct lack of rending magic, I cracked one eye open. Garrick was looking at me with something like bemusement. “Are you always so impulsive?” I considered it. “Yes, but I usually hide it better.”
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I’m doing a thing! Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

We’re staring off with a CRASH.

This is 1000% inspired by (but unrelated to!) #FridayKiss. Will I keep going next week? We’ll see! 😂

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). October 24, 2025’s prompt is: CRASH. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Ooh, I think my No Soliciting sign might have actually worked! Salesman walked up, looked at the sign and turned around without ringing the bell. Victory!

I couldn’t find a purchasable one I liked, and we have side windows next to our door that perfectly fit a piece of paper, so I printed this:
A paper-sized plain sign with a cursive font and a dark border that reads: Please… No Soliciting No Proselytizing No Estimates Fundraisers by Local Kids Welcome!
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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About to enjoy some culture from the nosebleed section! 😍😂
My hand holding the playbill for Star Wars in concert, film with live orchestra by the Austin Symphony. The stage is tiny in the distance.
October 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM